The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-.MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1897.

eminent satisfaction that pupil real.
ICES that he Ia MOI under the oondem.
nation Of the school government The
citissn IL delighted that be 70 mot con'
demnsd by the civil government.
What would the condemned ansrch.
ists not dive today for sense Of free
dom from the condemnation that their
wanton violation Of law brought upon
them7 How many weary, restless
days and nights have they spent In
the last few months, while oscilliating
between hope and lear awaiting the
decision Of the court OF last resort as
regards their State. That court has
has spoken, and, to the satisfaction OF
every good citizen, has sustained the
judgment OF the lower court. And
now they turn with forlorn hope, and,
as q last resort, to the Supreme Court
OF the United States or the Governor
OF Illinois for relief. How oppressive
must be the feeling that arlfes out OF
their knowledge Of the fact that they
are condemned TO death.
The only safety for this country lies
In compliance with lite laws thereof
on the part Of the citizens, and those
who refuse such compliance must be
made 10 suffer the penalty due their
crimes. In applying for natural ~.
ton o. q citizen OF these United States
the other day, Herr Most was asked IL
be would comply with the laws Of the
government. His reply, % reported
In the papers, was that he would obey
the good ones, but oppose and tIy TO
break down the bad ones, he, Of
course being the Judge In the case.
He should Immediately have been
put In q schooner and sent
back where he came from;
and II something 10 not spsed-
lily done 10 stop the inhux Of thar sort
oil sentiment Into this country, We
may be called up,n 10 lament the
failure 10 do 90 amidst the shoulder
ing, smoking ruins oil cities destroyed
BY lncendiary free, or 10 rvers oil
blood drawn by the hand Of anarchy.
In my Judgment no man should BE-
permitted to land upon our shores
without taking IN osth 10 obey our
laws % long as he 10 In the country.
Our laws must be yindica'ed or our
institutions will 70 down In blood and
ruin.
Bat lot us consider this subjec In
Viz " Of our relations to the divine
20, eminent. BY violating divine law
we bring ourselves under the condem.
nation Of the divine government.
This state OF condemn alton includes
MS oil, for the word q God says that
no man lives and sins not A man Ia
not under co ldemnation till he brings
himself into that condition through
tTsntgrt eeion. j do not bslitve that
the talDt OF sin inh,res In our nature
10 be transmitted from parent 10 chill .
like the faint of consumption or scroll
ulA. This VISA prominent item In the
theology a O former day, but II exer.
cises buI little IT, O ieDce on the rel giou'
thou hit oi our tins. some Of the
Jews held TO this dogma and en-.
D essed IL la this proverD: THE fath.
ere have eaten sour gaps and the
children's teeth are set on edge" CO.
sent his prophet 10 reproye them and
inform thom that their philosophy WA
all wrong In this regard. TIE p o,het
said: "fhe soul that sinne eth, 1t shall
die. The son shall not bear tbs In.
equity OF the father. neither shalt the
father boar the in'Quity Of the son."
In view OF the fact that personal
tran aggression brings rs all under con.
domination, II becomes q very imyor-
liant thing for "a TO know how TO es'
cape. Here the text meets us with
this assurance: "rhere 10 therefore
now no condemnation to them which
are In Christ Jesus" Chiist 10 the
end Of the law for rishteoust css IA
everyone that believes. When one
accepts Christ according 10 the
gospel the power even OF vio-
lated Law 20 condemn him 10 at
an end. In being welded TO
Christ We ars divorced fro.l the law OF
condemnation, and II no longer has
dominion over MS. "Ii any man DO In
Christ Jesus ne 10 q new creature,
Old things have passed away; behold,
all things have become new" Being
In Christ he lives q new life under .
new law-the claw Of tho spirit Of
lis In Christ Jesus that makes free
from the Law Of sin and DEATH" Ao.
cording 10 that law, whenever and
wherever the new creature In Chris
sins he has she altar preeent with him
and may make hls Offering and BE- ab
solved from ain and made Tree Iron
condemnation. Bot this immunity Il
In ODrist and there only.
II 10 then important 10 know koV
10 20, into Christ, where this grea
boon Ia. This In q matter that oeI g I'd
upon the divine will and our complI
ance thefexith. God requires tia
We shall believe the gospel and repen
OF our sns In order % get into Chris
and He says that he who disbelievs
shall DO condsmped, aud he thst .,
peuis not shall perish. These ~
plain statements and need no con
mrnt. A sinner NUT believe th
goepel and repent OF bis sins OF perisl
and there are TO tso tidee ~ tha
Bot spme.h z more Ia necessary,
IL clear hom the following paassgs'
Know ron no, that 90 many OF q
% were bsptr,d into Jtsus Ohrl
we're biptssd into his death" ~
ye are all the children Of God by isil
In Christ Jesus For a. many 81 20
as have besn bsp,irsd into Chr
have pul on Christ According, the
10 the will Of God We get into Onri
OF belisyifg the gospel, repenting
our slns. and obeyins the Lord In Il
Institution Of baptism.
Calvary thsreh.